Effect of nitrogen fertilisation and microbial preparations on quality and storage losses in edible potato
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| Authors: | Marek Kołodziejczyk1 1Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, Institute of Crop Production, University of Agriculture in Krakow Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków |
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| Abstract : | The effect of nitrogen fertilisation and microbial preparations on the content of dry matter, starch, total protein and nitrates (V), raw potato tuber flesh tendency to darkening and the size of edible potato tuber storage losses was assessed in field experiments. The experimental factors were nitrogen fertilisation levels: 0, 60, 120 and 180 kg N ha–1 and preparations: BactoFil B 10, Effective Microorganisms EM and UGmax soil fertiliser. The level of nitrogen fertilisation and application of microbial preparations had a significant effect on shaping the chemical composition and storage durability of potato tubers, however no influence of these factors was noted for the intensity of raw tuber flesh darkening. Increase in nitrogen fertilisation level was accompanied by a decrease in the content of dry matter and starch, whereas total protein and nitrate contents were increasing. Moreover, nitrogen fertilisation caused a significant increase in natural depletion in tubers during a 6-month storage period. The influence of microbial preparations on the tuber chemical composition was different than nitrogen fertilisation effect. Application of BactoFil B 10 preparation favoured accumulation of dry matter and starch in tubers, application of Effective Microorganisms EM preparation contributed to an increase in starch and nitrate content, whereas after using UGmax soil fertiliser a significantly lower total protein content was registered than in the case of the control. |
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| Keywords : | potato, quality of tubers, microbial preparations, nitrogen fertilisation, storage losses | ||||||||
| Language : | english | ||||||||